​ UTVA Leadership Team Updates2017-2018

Will everyone please review the attached document with our current school plan. See if there is anything that you think needs to be changed. Also, how do we think we are doing in terms of implementation. Are there items that we need to pass along to teachers? There is also a PDF document attached with suggestions for creating a plan, if you want to look at suggestions.

2. Integration time is back to normal for changes that happen to courses/classrooms.

Student Data SpreadsheetsNatalie Roberts gave the HS teachers an amazing gift - a specially designed spreadsheet that each teacher can use to generate a student data spreadsheet. Columns include student information, LC info, 504 or SPED.

Natalie made a jing of how to use the spreadsheet and what report to run from TV:

She said it will take teachers 10 minutes to generate all that information for a class. "I have manually done this by hand before so I’m totally bummed I didn’t think of making this spreadsheet before."

PLCs Monday, 8.14.2017@ 2pm (To Do: HS Strong Start Strategic Messaging Update. HS course set up! Beg. Year Assessment set up. Orientation classes Set up. Use this team time to complete strong start tasks and checklist items together. Use the time effectively because as we know, many hands make light work)

We are keeping strong on our staff culture plan: AUGUST ACCEPT YOURSELF challenge.

“There will never be anyone exactly like you. You were given special gifts and talents to share with the world, and even though everybody has special gifts and talents, nobody will use theirs quite the same way you do. You have a way of being in the world and a perspective that’s unique to you. You are the only one who thinks your thoughts the way you think them. You are the only you that will ever be. You are kind of a BIG DEAL.” –Jen Sincero

Every Friday Megan Nordstrom sends out a Data Compliance Tracker email to our special education faculty. You are all cc:ed on that email. The purpose of the tracker is to be transparent on IEP Compliance. We will be adding two additional tabs to the tracker for Child Find and Evaluations once school starts. Please watch the recording so you know how this tracker can support you in your positions.

I've included the first 2 paragraphs for you: Leaders operate with near-constant deficits of time, energy, resources, and focus, which keeps them locked in a perpetual state of catch-up. This reality erodes quality contemplation. Although there are strategies to help you react to the urgencies of the day without sacrificing time to reflect, the value and impact of your thoughts are not simply a measure of minutes. Rather, they can be measured by the thinking agility you apply to changing priorities and circumstances. More specifically, your capacity to reflect dynamically amid the constantly shifting work landscape is what counts most. The strongest lever you, as a leader, have over how you manage your people, projects, and priorities is your own thinking. Yet worry about being able to equip a new generation of leaders with this ability is keeping a majority of the world’s CEOs up at night.

On Wednesday, August 16th, K12 will deliver the latest Students First update to all employees and school teams. To accommodate busy schedules and time zones, there will be three dedicated viewing times throughout the day.2:00pm | 4:00pm | 7:00pm

K12 has always been about putting the students we serve - and their academic success - first and foremost in everything we do. To achieve that goal, we must foster a culture of professionalism, service, transparency, accountability, and most important, the highest level of integrity at every level of our organization - from our schools and support structures to our leadership and corporate governance.